Haiti vs Sierra Leone: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Haiti
83.2 percent
in 2023
Sierra Leone
89.8 percent
in 2023
Haiti rank
3rd
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Haiti
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 89.8 percent against 83.2 percent in Haiti, a difference of 6.6 percent.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 126 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.7 percent | 85.3 percent | 2.6 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 82.78 percent | 88.58 percent | 5.8 percent | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Haiti or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 89.8 percent against 83.2 percent in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 6.6 percent, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Haiti ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).